Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-14
I'd EDITION.
--latest kilograms to The Star,
THE FATE OF TUE n. AND a.

Baltimore Settles Down to the Conyic.
ton That the Road Will Re Sold.
BALTIMORE, March 14.-Since it has become gen.
orally known that a meeting OF railroad men was
held in this city yesterday the people are rapidly
coming to the conclusion that the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad Will be sold. People are now
talking on the streets about the possibility OF the
cause OF extension and improvements, in which
event large interests may be put to seri-
the sodaS Of shs road
and shares sold to-day at 10 against 1876 on Sat-
urday. There were l36 shares sold at the higher
the stock was on the market Mr. Garrett
was seen to-day. but would not say anything
ID regard TO the road nor the telegraph system. He
declined TO say II he had had recent communities
ton with prominent telegraph officer from New
York search OF all the hotel registers has failed
tiDore, though he may have been here
A New Version Of the Railroad Deal.
THE ATcHlsoN ROAD SAID TO BE THE ONE THAT Is
TRYING TO BUY THE b. ANDo
,, 81; LOUIS, March 1.-The Repubtican this
ton with the New York and Boston end OF certain
trans Mississippi roads gives him most excellent
curtain, said last night that no one need be sur
prlsed II, When the smoke OF the Baltimore and
ONO na deal cleared away, the Atchison, Topeka
owner. He said it was no secret that the Atchi-
son used its influence in Mr.. CARROTS favor when
the success of that measure was due largely to the
Atch1sOnS Efforts 1t was asserted by this gentle
man that negotiations have been pending between
the AtchiSon and the Baltimore officials for more
than six months, and that the hitch In the deal
last week was wholly due to the Gould party,
Missouri PACING did not ike the idea Of its most
powerful and energetic rival controlling a contn-
uous line OF road from ocean to ocean. The At
more and Ohio through the Richmond Terminal
company, SO that It could perfect its plans for
reaching Staten Island under cover; but the un-
covering OF the scheme will not defeat the
to have the Chicago extension Of the
On the k bridge Mas viii IS oes sna
this spring and the structure completed before
the year is out. This would leave the link between
very easily be done by the time Chicago Is
reached from the west, when the AtchisOn would
Francisco and New York, much shorter than any
other transcOnt1nental route.
Collapse Of the Coopers, Strike.
THE MEN PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO ABANDON THE
LABOR ORGANIZATION.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE strike OF cOOpers at
8. Ellis Briggs and NJ. Z. COnnOllys cOoperage
ended this morning. The men have met with a
complete defeat. They have gone to work after
signing an agreement, which in effect is a
dered the Kills tn or
ion, which Was affiliated with the Knights or Labor
The men agree "tO sever our connection with the
with which we may be connected and hereafter
only work in the interest OF our employers, our
wives and families In the preamble to the
agreement the men say: 'Having recently been
persuaded TO become connected with an organiza-
ton known as Knights or Labor, and having been
through that connection Influenced, In fact ordered
TO leave our steady employment and strike Tor "a
something which In no manner directly or indi-
recty interests us the result or which has caused
suffering to ourselves, our wives and families, We
pledge ourselves TO leave such association" &C.
The men do not go back at Old wages, but at a re-
duction OF price Tor period OF three months.
The Philadelphia Libel Suits.
THE CASES AGAINST EDITOR MCCLURE AND PUBLISHER
MLAUGHLlN POSTPONED.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1.-THE case Of A. II.
Hockey, city editor OF the Press against A. K
Mcclure, editor, and Frank Mclaughlin, publisher
OF the Times, for an alleged nbelous publication,
accusing HOeckley OF having accepted weekly pay
ments from gamblers TO suppress articles relating
to gambling houses, was called for hearing be-
fore Magistrate COBB at noon to-day. Owing 10
the nOn-appearance OF an important witness the
case was postponed until noon Tomorrow.
A Murderer Dies Of Delirum Tremens.
NEW YORK, March 14.-DOminick, Gray, who
killed his infant child few days ago. died last
night in the hospital from delirium tremens.>
Heavy Failure in the Leather Trade.
NEW YORK, March 14.-Martin V. B. Smith,
leather merchant, $50 William street, made an as
Segment to-day, with preferences amounting to
$122 1873
Death Of Noted VirRinian.
LYNCHBURG, VA, March 14.-Hon. Willis p. Bo-
cock, twice attorney general Of this state and a
member OF the constitutional convention In 1850
died this morning In AppomattOx county, aged 80
years.
Expected Compromise Of a Strike.